Poll: Real estate sentiment increases in N.Y.

Siena poll: Most say market good for buyer, seller

8:06 PM,
Oct. 23, 2013

Written by

Ashley Hupfl
| Albany Bureau

More than two-thirds of New York residents believe the real estate market improved for both buyers and sellers in the last year, according to a Siena College poll.

The survey, released Wednesday, asked respondents for their feelings on both the current and future buying and selling markets in New York and uses a statistical analysis to award a score from -100 to 100. If everyone polled responded positively, the score would be 100, while a -100 would be awarded if all responded negatively.

The state's overall real estate sentiment was a 17.7 during the third quarter of 2013, a number that Siena ...